Richard Mellor
Afscme Local 444, retired
HEO/GED
5-09-24
Frederick Engels said that, “An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory”. This doesn’t mean theory
is not important. But we learn so much through the struggle on the ground, in
the workplace, the university, the community; through action. That’s what we
are witnessing at this moment as students protesting the Zionists genocide in
Gaza are being brutally assaulted by the US security apparatus and without
doubt drawing conclusions from it. They are standing firm and they are on the
right side of history.
The gang that occupies the US Congress and the class they
represent are very concerned that the growing student movement could spread
beyond the universities in to the community colleges and the working class
communities of America, and particularly the ranks of organized labor. And so
they should be.
Biden’s loyalty to Zionism---he is a Zionist and friend of
the fascist Netanyahu this stupid bourgeois announces to the world---has
nothing to do with fondness for Jews or their safety, the US ruling class is
rife with anti-Semites, but a genuine concern that this European settler colony,
US Imperialism’s only reliable ally in the region, has made a major blunder that
threatens U.S. Imperialism’s interests in the region.
The heroic Palestinian resistance in Gaza to the Zionist genocide,
against occupation and a decades old attempt to drive them and their culture in
to oblivion, is the basis for the student rebellion which is spreading throughout
the world.
The US ruling class and its western allies is having a hard time blaming
everything on anti-Semitism which has lost much of its meaning since US efforts
to link it to criticism of Israel and Zionism. Efforts to make the genocide a
war against a political organization the US denotes as a “terrorist” have also
lost traction.
The movement in support of Palestinians and their right to a
state and the objection to hundreds of thousands of foreigners taking their
land and homes on a religious basis is solid. It’s somewhat comical to listen
to the mainstream US media, the BBC included, whine about anti-Semitism in this
movement when so many young Jews are leading it and are openly anti-Zionist.
The situation has laid bare the class nature of society even
further. In contrast to the Jews that are in the forefront of the opposition to
genocide some Jewish billionaires are having to be more open about their
support for the Zionists. Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots
was one of the first to withdraw financial support from Columbia University.
Now there is a more concerted effort to head off the storm.
Israeli-American billionaire Haim Saban worth $3 billion and
a major Democratic donor is angry at Biden and wants him to send more 2000-pound
bombs. Real-estate billionaire Barry
Sternlicht (worth $4.6 billion) has started a campaign to counter world opinion
and raise billions to, “define Hamas to
the American people as a terrorist organization.
According to Semafor.com, “Bill Ackman and Apollo CEO Marc Rowan criticized
universities for their handling of pro-Palestinian student demonstrations,
and Michael Bloomberg donated
$44 million to Israel’s nonprofit emergency medical service.”
In the UK, anti-Zionist Jews have been expelled from the UK
Labor Party for anti-Semitism. They declare themselves as “The wrong Kind of Jew.” The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called
Jewish Voice For Peace a “hate group”
Here are some of the others that the campaign is appealing
to and their net worth according to Forbes
Bill Ackman 4.3 billion USD
Barry Sternlicht $4.6 billion
Eric schmidt $24.4 billion *
Michael Dell $95.8
billion
Miriam Adelson worth, $42 billion is one of the 42 Israelis
on Forbes 400 list in 2024. Such a small country has so many because many of
them, like her, are US citizens or citizens of other countries.
So, while anti-Semitism, which is very real, and must be
called out whenever it raises it’s ugly head, is simply being used in order to
protect the investments of Jewish and non-Jewish capitalists that profit from
the ethnic cleansing of Palestine and the settling of European colonists.
We are in
the midst of a shift in class relations globally. We should not fool ourselves,
the response from the global elite will be ruthless and violent. They will
attempt to divide us on racial, religious and gender lines. We must combat
these divisions that undermine working class unity. Working people have the
power to change the course of events. We have the numbers. If we don’t work, society
doesn’t function.
I thank the
Palestinian resistance for their heroic struggles and sacrifice that have
changed the world in more ways than one.
*If you haven’t
read it, check out When
Google Met Wikileaks and support freedom for Julian Assange.
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